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Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Weakness, cramping, nausea ... Redistribution: Acidosis ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Management Summary Causes ... Herpes, Coxsackie, etc ... per day until stable ... Rhabdomyolysis #Differential
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Herpes, Coxsackie etc ... Dialysis for severe hyperkalemia ... Management #Summary #causes ... #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... hypoxemia/Sepsis etc ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... #Elevation #Differential
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
• Check ECG rhythm ... Hypovolaemia Hypo/hyperkalaemia ... toxicity (→ 3-10) Acidosis ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... #Anesthesiology
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
Causes of Hypokalemia ... plasma insulin (treatment ... Renal tubular acidosis ... chloroquine, steroids, etc ... #Causes #differential
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
leads to Metabolic Acidosis ... Metabolic Acidosis ... causes Hyperkalemia ... #foamed #criticalcare ... management #diagnosis #treatment
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remember to tailor treatment ... Consider known drug causes ... , digoxin etc) ... myocardial infarction, hyperkalaemia ... #Bradycardia #Anesthesiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
., long QT syndrome ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... may not occur Differential ... more intensive treatment ... PVC #diagnosis #differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare